As a part of his continued efforts to ensure that he’s in the limelight as often as possible, 2016 presidential hopeful Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) took it upon himself to deliver an unprecedented response/rebuttal to President Obama’s address to the American people tonight.
Paul questioned whether or not the U.S. can actually do any good for the situation in Syria. He asked:
“The question must be asked: would a U.S. bombing campaign make it more or less likely that [Syrian President Bashar] Assad loses control of the chemical weapons?”
Mr. Paul remains unconvinced.
?It didn’t quite convince me,? Paul said on Fox News after the speech. ?I think what he needed to lay out for the American public was a compelling American interest or national security interest in Syria.? (Politico)
Predictably, Rand Paul found a way to grab at least some of the credit for the progress that’s been made in diplomacy.
?Some will say that only the threat of force brought Russia and Syria to the negotiating table,? Paul said. ?But one thing is for certain. The chance for diplomacy would not have occurred without strong voices against an immediate bombing campaign. If we had simply gone to war last week or the week before, as many advocated, we wouldn’t be looking at a possible solution today. The voices of those in Congress and the overwhelming number of Americans who stood up and said ?slow down? allowed this possible solution to take shape.? (Politico)
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You can view the transcript of the president’s address at Washington Post Politics.
You can watch Rand Paul’s shameless self-promotion in the video below.
